Sunday, February 6, 2022

A Developing Crisis?

 Over the weekend, it's now apparent that the FDP Party (key player in the SPD-Green-FDP coalition government).....has stood up and openly challenged the SPD-led government on Covid.

The two challenges?  This attempt by the Health Minister (Lauterbach, SPD) to shorten the 'recovered-status' from six months to three months.....has been done with minimum science or open discussion.

The FDP says 'enough'....revert the recovered-status back to six months (what the EU has stressed as well).

This turning into a four-star mess?  Well...we come to the second topic....reviewing the ban-rules, and going to more of a open status (like various European countries are discussing).  The FDP wants this open discussion to be conducted.  

I discussed this a week ago....indicating that there's just no leadership around who seem to have a willing nature to say it's time to treat Covid like the flu.

Could this lead to a government crisis?  Well....the government can only exist as long as the coalition 'survives'.  If the FDP says 'enough' and quits.....then there's only one single coalition possible (SPD-CDU-CSU).  The Greens would be kicked out and there would be a crisis period for the SPD.  Otherwise?  A new election....something that the SPD really doesn't want.  

The FDP might lead the government to some unpleasant decisions.  

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